A bitterly cold morning at Whitburn Panthers FC Under 14s this morning for Wear United FC Youth Teams Under 14s.

Whitburn are top of the league, scoring goals for fun and we knew this was going to be a tough battle to keep our unbeaten start to the season going.

Wear had the better of the game in the first half, despite the change in formation to keep the defence tight. Within the first 10 minutes, Alfie struck a thunderous free kick just outside the box against the bar which seemed to wake Whitburn up who then piled on the pressure.

Scott at the left of a back 4 was cleaning up everything that came near him, while the defence as a unit were excellent, constantly communicating.

Wear were the first off the mark though when a goalmouth scramble saw Corey, who fought for everything today, turned quickly to hit a half volley off the keeper and over the line to give us a 1-0 lead on 25 minutes.

Again, this seemed to fire up Whitburn who were relentless going forward and pushing hard to get back into the game.

Whitburn’s right winger received a lovely pass and with lightning speed, found himself in the box and passed a sublime assist into the incoming attacker who slotted home a lovely finish past Thomas in goal just 5 minutes later. 1-1

The second half started with the same ferocity as the first with both teams pushing hard.

15 minutes after the restart, Whitburn played some lovely football and found a way through the resilient Wear defence to go ahead. 2-1 to Whitburn.

Whitburn had another chance that seen some desperate defending but Thomas is goal made a smart double save grasping the ball from the Whitburn attackers.

It looked as though Wear were going to suffer their first league of the season but the game wasn’t over…

With 3 minutes to go, a long throw in into the Whitburn box was met by Luke who delivered a stunning back heel assist to Zak who rolled home a lovely finish to give us a last gasp equaliser and hold onto the unbeaten start to the season.

A great game between two teams who defended brilliantly throughout.

Mo and Sons Barbers Player of the match went to Scott for an outstanding performance at left back. ?

Huge thank you to Harrison & Brown Furniture, our kit sponsor. Today was our first game in our blue kits!

6 games, 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Outstanding progress for the lads. ?

Up the Wear!